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Seminar: “Merging Bio-integrated Materials and Devices with Ultrasound: Opportunities in Sensing, Modulation and Actuation” – Dr. Jiaqi Liu, Ph.D.
March 12 at 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Soft, bio-integrated materials and devices exhibit the ability to collect physiological signals and offer therapeutic functions, posing a substantial impact on our understanding of biology and paving the way for precision medicine. With the assistance of advanced ultrasound technology, the innovative integration holds immense promise for sensing, modulation and actuation in deep tissues and complex anatomical structures that are otherwise difficult to approach. In this talk, I will highlight our recent advances in bioresorbable, shape-adaptive materials structures that enable real-time monitoring of deep-tissue homeostasis using ultrasound instruments. I will showcase another example of a bioresorbable implant based on radio-frequency coupling for chemical sensing. I will then summarize our previous efforts in materials design that lead to programmable dual responsive soft actuators. Finally, I will discuss opportunities in leveraging functional soft materials, ultrasound imaging and its various forms of energy for measuring biosignals, provide targeted modulation and programmable actuation to decipher biological systems and improve healthcare.
Dr. Jiaqi Liu, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar, Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics, Northwestern University - Incoming Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Dr. Jiaqi Liu is currently a postdoctoral scholar in the Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics at Northwestern University, working with Prof. John A. Rogers. She is an incoming Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). She received her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from University of Pennsylvania under the supervision of Professor Shu Yang in 2021. She obtained her B.S. in Materials Chemistry from Fudan University in 2016. Her research focuses on exploiting functional soft materials design with device level integration, and leveraging advanced ultrasound technology for sensing, modulation, and actuation towards biomedical applications.